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13 Jumada al-awwal 1448 AH Saturday, 24 October 2026
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Al-A'raf 7:176

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وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَرَفَعْنَـٰهُ بِهَا وَلَـٰكِنَّهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ ۚ فَمَثَلُهُۥ كَمَثَلِ ٱلْكَلْبِ إِن تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْهِ يَلْهَثْ أَوْ تَتْرُكْهُ يَلْهَث ۚ ذَّٰلِكَ مَثَلُ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا ۚ فَٱقْصُصِ ٱلْقَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

And if We had willed, We could have elevated him thereby, but he adhered [instead] to the earth and followed his own desire. So his example is like that of the dog: if you chase him, he pants, or if you leave him, he [still] pants. That is the example of the people who denied Our signs. So relate the stories that perhaps they will give thought.

Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ولو شئنا أن نرفع قدره بما آتيناه من الآيات لفعلنا، ولكنه رَكَنَ إلى الدنيا واتبع هواه، وآثر لَذَّاته وشهواته على الآخرة، وامتنع عن طاعة الله وخالف أمره. فَمَثَلُ هذا الرجل مثل الكلب، إن تطرده أو تتركه يُخْرج لسانه في الحالين لاهثًا، فكذلك الذي انسلخ من آيات الله يظل على كفره إن اجتهدْتَ في دعوتك له أو أهملته، هذا الوصف -أيها الرسول- وصف هؤلاء القوم الذين كانوا ضالين قبل أن تأتيهم بالهدى والرسالة، فاقصص -أيها الرسول- أخبار الأمم الماضية، ففي إخبارك بذلك أعظم معجزة، لعل قومك يتدبرون فيما جئتهم به فيؤمنوا لك.

Tafsir is provided for educational reference. Paragraph breaks are added for readability — the wording of each commentary is unchanged. For religious guidance, consult a qualified scholar.